Ad not shown

Performance

VenueBristol Old Vic
Also: Main House, Weston Studio, Cooper's Loft Studio
TownBristol
CountyCity of Bristol
From7th October 2005
Opened11th October 2005
To29th October 2005
When19:30. Oct 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29 Mats 14:00
PricesFrom £8.00. To £22.00.
Bristol Old Vic (V857)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Tamburlaine

Tamburlaine

Work:: Tamburlaine (S1286567958)

Marlowe's two plays based on the life of the 14th century conqueror Timur the Lame, were among the most successful on the Elizabethan stage. They are rarely performed in full today - producers and directors preferring to conflate the two plays in one. Part One charts Tamburlaine's ruthless rise from Scythian shepherd to 'most puissant and mightye monarque'. He conquers nearly every city and country on his maps of North Africa and the Middle East: Persia, Turkey, Fez, Argiers, Morocco, Damascus and Arabia. The number and nature of the deaths described or depicted on stage will startle the ear and eye. Only his love for the fair and divine Zenocrate rivals his lust for power. His final victory in this part is the defeat of Zenocrate's father, the Soldan of Egypt. For once Tamburlaine is 'compassionate' and restores the Soldan's lands. He does so standing over the dead bodies of the King of Arabia, Bajazeth, Emperor of Turkey, and Bajazeth's wife, and declares 'a truce with all the world'. But only until Part Two.
Author Christopher Marlowe

Production:: (T0576078813)

Producer Bristol Old Vic
Producer BITE:05
Producer Barbican
Producer Young Vic
Adapted by David Farr
Director David Farr
Design Ti Green
Lighting Neil Austin
Music Keith Clouston
Sound Jason Barnes
Director Yael Shavit (assistant)
Performer Greg Hicks (Tamburlaine)
Performer Kolade Agboke (Usumcasane)
Performer Tim Chipping (Cosroe / King of Jerusalem)
Performer David Hounslow (Soldan / Oracanes)
Performer Chuk Iwuji (Theridamus)
Performer Stephen Kennedy (Techelles)
Performer Jeffery Kissoon (Bajazeth)
Performer Ben Lambert (Basso / Celebinus)
Performer Vinta Morgan (Mycetes / Callapine)
Performer Ann Ogbomo (Zabina)
Performer Katy Stephens (Anippe / Olympia)
Performer Rachael Stirling (Zenocrate)
Performer Rachael Stirling (Zenocrate)
Performer Will Tacy (Almeda / Meander)
Performer Robert Vernon (Amyras / Ortygius)
Performer John Wark (Agydas / Calyphas)

Listing:: L01167031334

Young Genius Season



Production details

Young Genius Season

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Special Performances


  • 22 Oct 05 Sign Interpreted
  • 29 Oct 05 Audio Described
CORONAVIRUS: All venues in the UK were shut down on March 16, 2020, and the restrictions were finally lifted on July 19, 2021. It is important to mention that the UK Theatre Web archive listings (iUKTDb) from March 2020 to July 2021 might not be accurate due to the lack of information regarding rescheduled and cancelled shows.

Mastodon X - Twitter © Dynamic Listing Ltd, UK. 1995-2024